Requirements to Sentence a Defendant as a Habitual Offender

To sentence a defendant as a habitual offender, “[a]ll that is required is that the accused be properly indicted as an habitual offender, that the prosecution prove the prior offenses by competent evidence, and that the defendant be given a reasonable opportunity to challenge the prosecutor’s proof.”  Keys v. State, 549 So.2d 949, 951 (Miss.1989)

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